diff --git a/kyaml/setters2/set.go b/kyaml/setters2/set.go
index 233d88ff5..af73f074b 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters2/set.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters2/set.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ func (s *Set) set(field *yaml.RNode, ext *CliExtension, sch *spec.Schema) (bool,
 // validateAgainstSchema validates the input setter value against user provided
 // openAI schema
 func validateAgainstSchema(ext *CliExtension, sch *spec.Schema) error {
+	fixSchemaTypes(sch)
 	sc := spec.Schema{}
 	sc.Properties = map[string]spec.Schema{}
 	sc.Properties[ext.Setter.Name] = *sch
@@ -301,6 +302,33 @@ func validateAgainstSchema(ext *CliExtension, sch *spec.Schema) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// fixSchemaTypes traverses the schema and checks for some common
+// errors for the type field. This currently involves users using
+// 'int' instead of 'integer' and 'bool' instead of 'boolean'. Early versions
+// of setters didn't validate this, so there are users that have invalid
+// types in their packages.
+func fixSchemaTypes(sc *spec.Schema) {
+	for i := range sc.Type {
+		currentType := sc.Type[i]
+		if currentType == "int" {
+			sc.Type[i] = "integer"
+		}
+		if currentType == "bool" {
+			sc.Type[i] = "boolean"
+		}
+	}
+
+	if items := sc.Items; items != nil {
+		if items.Schema != nil {
+			fixSchemaTypes(items.Schema)
+		}
+		for i := range items.Schemas {
+			schema := items.Schemas[i]
+			fixSchemaTypes(&schema)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // SetOpenAPI updates a setter value
 type SetOpenAPI struct {
 	// Name is the name of the setter to add
diff --git a/kyaml/setters2/set_test.go b/kyaml/setters2/set_test.go
index 0352393e3..d1d7d289e 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters2/set_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters2/set_test.go
@@ -666,6 +666,68 @@ spec:
   - "1"
   - "2"
   - "3"
+ `,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "set-with-invalid-type-int",
+			description: "if a type is set to int instead of integer, we accept it",
+			setter:      "foo",
+			openapi: `
+openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.foo:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: foo
+          value: "4"
+      type: int
+ `,
+			input: `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  annotations:
+    foo: 3 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.foo"}
+ `,
+			expected: `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  annotations:
+    foo: 4 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.foo"}
+ `,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "set-with-invalid-type-bool",
+			description: "if a type is set to bool instead of boolean, we accept it",
+			setter:      "foo",
+			openapi: `
+openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.foo:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: foo
+          value: "true"
+      type: bool
+ `,
+			input: `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  annotations:
+    foo: false # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.foo"}
+ `,
+			expected: `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  annotations:
+    foo: true # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.foo"}
  `,
 		},
 	}